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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ thousand meters. from topsoil to stone, ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ a foot or two. no roots can fester, no ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ dust can linger. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ here is earth, clay, and sturdy low ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ plants. bushes frame the strip. the ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,
=,¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ earth is bare in patches as large as ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨,=
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